barn burner
noun
: one that arouses much interest or excitement
the game should be a real barn burner
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The game should be a real barn burner.
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The lower semi will be a barn burner between No. 2 Kate Fahey and the dangerous No. 8 Salome Devidze (who topped Buckner in the quarters).
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Finally, best cinematic video game should be a barn burner.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Buzzer-beaters While the Aztecs were taking care of business, New Mexico was sweating out another Mountain West barn burner.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Our job is to cover the immediate past in full, living color, whether the contest is a barn burner or a rout.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Finally, best cinematic video game should be a barn burner.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Buzzer-beaters While the Aztecs were taking care of business, New Mexico was sweating out another Mountain West barn burner.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Our job is to cover the immediate past in full, living color, whether the contest is a barn burner or a rout.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for barn burner
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“Barn burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn%20burner. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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